Moari men

In room six we made Maori men out of recycled material. First we got old newspaper rolled and folded them in half to make the right shape. For the head we scrunched up newspaper and then put and flat piece of newspaper over it. We used wool and fluff for hair. Some people made spears and poi's and also bags. Some made made there people men and some made there people women. There was also feathers been used and little green stones made.

Maori Figures in Room 6

Recently in Room 6 we have been busy making maori figures. We started by making our bodies, we did this by rolling newspaper into rolls and then folding them into legs and arms. After everyone had finished we painted our figures and let them dry over a few days. When they were all dry we started to make our dolls come alive. We did this by making clothes and also hair. After a couple of days of hard work our dolls were finished and they look amazing. Mr M took photos of them and now we have named them and wrote descriptions about them.

By Holly

History of NZ topic study

In Room 6 at Tomarata School we have been studying the history  of New Zealand. In this topic we have looked at the treaty of  witangi, how captain cook discovered New Zealand, the National Anthem and how to visit a marae. To help us understand some aspects of this topic we have had a hangi and learnt how to build one, we made traditional maori bread  rewena bread, our class has also made maori figures out of news papper and other materials. This was to help us understand the traditional maori dress and the difference between what a male and a female would wear. This week the whole school is going to visit a marae. this is just a sample of the work that we have done and are going to do to complete this topic.

By Ty Stevens 

fun run

on Friday the 18th of may we did a sponsored fun run. we had to run though water, crawl under a tarpaulin, and jump hay bails. rooms 1 and 2  ran for 20 minutes, room 3 ran for half an hour,  room 4 ran for 40 minutes, room 5 ran for 50 minutes and room 6 ran for 1 hour. it was really muddy and at the end we all got a free juice.

by larissa c

Hangi day at Tomarata

Last Friday, a handful of willing helpers arrived at Tomarata School to build our Hangi. It was an early start for them , because they had to start the Hangi hours before school started if they wanted to get the Hangi served in time for lunch.

Everyone gathered around the Hangi area to watch the men lift the hot rocks out of the Hangi pit. They were very careful not to burn themselves! The baskets, which were to contain the food, were loaded with Kumara, Potato, Meat of many sorts and even Stuffing.

Once the Hangi was ready, we all knew about it! The smell was mouth-watering, and everyone crowded around the deck to get a look at what we were going to eat, and some people even went up for seconds! 


Everyone thought it was delicious, and we all left with full bellies!


By Rebecca Keven.